Authorities say two sets of stop sticks were needed to end a high-speed chase on U.S. 27 Thursday night that began after Highlands County Sheriff's deputies responded to a report of a man battering his elderly parents. ...more

December 5, 2009

Two suspects in a string of Manatee County burglaries have been detained, but two others remain on the loose following a high-speed chase today, troopers say. ...more

October 6, 2009

Authorities say a 22-year-old man told nvestigators that he led them on a high-speed chase through two north Florida counties for fun. ...more

June 14, 2009

Several suspected drunk drivers were arrested within an hour of each other Friday. ...more

March 16, 2009

The body of a slaying suspect has been found in a lake near Fantasy of Flight in Polk City. ...more

February 4, 2009

A federal judge accused a 29-year-old Tampa man of faking mental problems, and then sentenced him today to life behind bars, plus 82 years, for his role in a crime spree in which a county firefighter was carjacked. ...more

January 23, 2009

Brandon Michael Evans, who was convicted in 1996 of two counts of third-degree murder, was arrested again this morning. Evans, 28, of Tampa, was arrested at 12:11 a.m. today at Livingston and Bearss avenues. He was charged with violating probation and misdemeanor domestic battery. ...more

January 20, 2009

Police Monday afternoon charged a St. Petersburg man with aggravated assault with a vehicle after what they say was a road rage incident that started on Interstate 75 and ended in downtown Tampa. ...more

January 12, 2009

The past year in Florida saw deputies Taser an emu, iguanas fall from trees and a Christmas tree used as a weapon. What else would you expect in a state where a longtime congresswoman hung up on President-elect Barack Obama not once, but twice? ...more

December 29, 2008

Two Tampa men are being held without bond after being charged with kicking in an apartment door, holding up the tenant at gunpoint and then leading police on a high-speed chase. Javarius Lenear Taylor, 22, and Jamarcus Donnell Sapp, 19, were arrested at 8 p.m. Thursday. ...more

December 12, 2008